Set to run March 12 & 13th 2015 at the Santa Barbara Resort and Hotel Curacao, the theme will be “Curacao; The New Midshore Reality” and is aimed at generating a lively debate with industry professionals of both local and international allure, about future products and service models for our industry.

The conference is expected to be visited by 200+ delegates from the regions Latin America, Europe, Canada and the US.

It is a joint effort of STEP Curacao, the Curacao International Financial Services Association (CIFA) and Curacao International Financial Center (CIFC)

Key Note Speaker is Niall Ferguson, renowned author and one of the world’s leading historians of the global economy, Professor at Harvard University and Harvard Business School and Senior Fellow at Oxford University and Stanford University.

In addition, former Minister of Finance of the Netherlands, Jan Kees de Jager, will speak about the position of Curacao within the Kingdom of the Netherlands and the EU.

Some of the topics to be presented:

What’s Next For Curacao; Becoming A Solid Mid Shore Jurisdiction for Latin America and Beyond. By a panel of BIG 4: Deloitte, EY, KPMG and PWC

The origin and future of FATCA, by Jerold Cohen, former chief counsel of the IRS

Base Erosion and Profit Shifting (BEPS) in the new Midshore reality, by Alex Postma, EY

The Influence of the Digital Economy on International Financial Centers by Oisin Lunny, OpenMarket

WILLEMSTAD - On the 22nd of April 1944, during World War II, the Consulaire Corps Curaçao was born. The 75th anniversary of the Corps was celebrated with a reception on 23 May 2019. The Governor of Curaçao, the Prime Minister, members of the Corps and many other dignitaries were present.